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NINETEENTH 


ROCKFORD 


ROCKFORD: 

GAZETTE  BOOK  AND  JOB  PRINT. 

1870. 


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TRUSTEES. 


*Rey.  ARATUS  KENT,  President Galena. 

Rey.  JOSEPH  EMERSON,  Vice-President Beloit,  Wis. 

Rey.  HENRY  M.  GOODWIN,  Secretary Rockford. 

THOS.  D.  ROBERTSON,  Esq.,  Treasurer Rockford. 

Rey.  AARON  L.  CHAPIN,  D.D - Beloit,  Wis. 

LUCIUS  CLARK,  M.D Rockford. 

Rey.  HIRAM  FOOTE Waukesha,  Wis. 

Rey.  REUEL  M.  PEARSON Polo. 

CHARLES  WILLIAMS,  Esq Rockford. 

Rey.  E.  D.  WILLIS Rockford. 

JOHN  EDWARDS,  Esq —Rockford. 

Rey.  ISAAC  E.  CAREY Freeport. 

Rey.  MARTIN  P.  KINNEY Rockford. 

B.  W.  RAYMOND,  Esq Chicago. 

E.  W.  BLATCHFORD,  Esq Chicago. 

G.  A.  SANFORD,  Esq Rockford. 

Hon.  SAMUEL  D.  HASTINGS Madison,  Wis. 

Rey.  WM.  S.  CURTIS,  D.D Rockford. 

D.  S.  PENFIELD,  Esq Rockford. 


Rey.  HOPE  BROWN,  General  Agent. 


* Deceased. 


FACULTY. 


Miss  ANNA  P.  SILL,  Principal, 

Department  of  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy. 

— Miss  MARY  E B.  NORTON, 

Department  of  Natural  Science. 

Miss  SARAH  F.  BLAISDELL, 

Department  of  Ancient  Languages. 

Miss  CATHARINE  C.  DORR, 

Teacher  of  Mathematics  and  English  Literature. 

Miss  MARY  E.  LYMAN, 

Accountant,  and  Teacher  of  Astronomy  and  Natural  Philosophy. 

-Miss  ANNETTE  WILSON, 

Teacher  of  Mathematics. 

Miss  MARY  E.  EARLE, 

Teacher  of  History  and  English  Literature. 

Madame  CYNTHIA  L’HOTE, 

Teacher  of  French  and  German. 

Miss  ELLEN  J.  GILBERT, 

Miss  LUCY  M.  SMITH, 

Miss  ELLEN  RICHARDSON, 

Teachers  of  the  Normal  and  Preparatc  ’•y  Departments. 

' Miss  SARAH  F.  ANDERSON, 

Teacher  of  Gymnastics  aaad  Commercial  Book-Keeping. 

GEORGE  J.  ROBERTSON, 

Department  of  Drawing  and  Painting. 

DANIEL  N.  HOOD, 

Department  of  Music. 

Miss  AMELIA  M.  HOLLISTER, 

Miss  ELIZABETH  A.  ROWLEY, 

Teachers  of  Instrumental  Music. 

Miss  MARY  E.  HOLMES, 

Teacher  of  Spencerian  Penmanship. 

Mrs.  CAROLINE  B.  BERRY, 

Superintendent  of  Domestic  Department. 

Mrs.  HARRIET  A.  WALLING, 

Assistant. 


* Deceased. 


COLLEGIATE  DEPARTMENT. 

Senior  Class. 

NAMES. 

RESIDENCES. 

Mary  E.  Brown  — - - — - — - 

- -Harvard. 

Emma  Faris  — — _ - - - - 

Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa. 

Hattie  M.  Foote  --  — — --  - - - 

Rockford. 

Nettie  C.  Foote  — - — — . 

Anna  M.  Keen  --  - . 

— Fulton,  Wis. 

Katie  L.  Smith 

Senior  Jvfiddle 

Class. 

S.  Carmelite  Brewer. - 

..-Amboy. 

Lizzie  Durkee 

A.  Louise  Frisbie 

Melissa  E.  ILovey--  

Clara  F.  Leach 

Mary  W.  Marston  — - 

. -Fort  Atkinson,  Wis. 

Mary  J.  Morrison 

. -Fort  Atkinson,  Wis. 

Annie  M.  Porter 

Susan  W.  Rice 

Emma  Stannard 

Emily  L.  Woodbridge 

Mary  P.  Wright --- 

Neponset. 

Ida  A.  Youngs 

6 


ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 


)■ 


NAMES. 


RESIDENCES, 


Junior*  J/LioLoLle  Glass. 

SECTION  A. 


Permelia  Anthony 

Phebe  H.  Carmichael- 
A.  Elizabeth  Fitch — 
S.  Eleanor  Huntington 
Caroline  A.  Murray — 

Annie  F.  Penfield 

Belle  L.  Rose 

Hattie  E.  Waterman-. 


Sterling. 

. Rockford. 

-Rockford. 

.Olympia,  Wash.  Ter. 
.Eyanston. 

Rockford. 

Rockford. 

Belvidere. 


SECTION  B. 


S.  Alice  Addams 

Lillie  Glasner 

M.  Gertrude  Herbert 
Alice  M.  Hollister -- 

Ada  F.  Hurd 

Florence  L.  May 

Ellen  G.  Rice 

Lucy  J.  Stockwell--- 


. Cedarville. 

Belvidere. 

-Belvidere. 

-Belvidere. 

Rockford. 

Belvidere. 

Belvidere. 

,E1  Paso. 


Junior  Olclss. 

SECTION  A. 


Maria  F.  Eckley 

S.  Anna  Dean 

E.  Florence  Harkness 

Lucy  A.  Harris 

Mary  F.  Hervey 

S.  Louie  Hinkley 

Clara  N.  Ives 

S.  Jennie  Lyons 

Mary  P.  Morgan  -_a — 


San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Monona,  Iowa. 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 
Henry. 

Creston. 

La  Crosse,  Wis. 

. Amboy. 

Hardin,  Iowa. 

East  Troy,  Wis. 


ROCKFORD  FEMALE 

SEMINARY. 

V 

NAMES. 

RESID  FINCES. 

May  L.  Parker  — 

Alice  Z.  Wright  - 

Boscobel,  Wis. 

- - -Chicago. 

SECTION 

B. 

Adele  C.  Brown  - ----- 

Maria  L.  Gardiner..  — - 

Julia  A.  Garrison 

Alice  Huntington 

Catharine  C.  Wheaton- 

Haidee  Williamson  _ — — ..  - 

Emma  F.  Woodruff  ...  — 

Alice  G.  Wyman- 

Chicago. 

-Southampton. 

--  - Chicago. 

-Poplar  Grove. 

. ..  Rockford. 

- Wabasha,  Minn. 

♦ 

/ 

NORMAL  DEPARTMENT. 

Senior-  O 

lass. 

NAMES. 

RESIDENCES. 

SECTION 

A. 

Emma  F.  Godfrey  ----- 

Fannie  G.  Huggins — — - — 

Sarah  E.  Lawson  - — - - 

Julia  D.  VanSteenberg--  — 

-Rockford. 

Abingdon. 

-Beloit,  Wis. 

* SECTION 

B. 

Eleanor  F.  Ellis-  — 

Helen  Hodges--  - — -- 

-Winnebago. 

La  Grange,  Ga. 

8 ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 


NAMES.  ’ RESIDENCES. 


M.  Elizabeth  Thompson Belvidere. 

Leonora  M.  Youngs Hale. 

* Course  not  completed. 


Junior  Class. 


Anna  L.  Allan Geneseo. 

Frances  A.  Bloom Monroe,  Wis. 

Ellen  M.  Brown --Monroe,  Wis. 

Florence  C.  Chandler Red  Wing,  Minn. 

Jennie  E.  Chandler Monroe. 

Janet  R.  Cutter Alden. 

Helen  J.  Daniels Jackson,  Mich. 

Mary  E.  Grimes-- Freeport. 

Lucelia  R.  Helm Alden. 

Nannie  A.  Hosford Clinton,  Iowa. 

Ella  N.  Hume Geneseo. 

Alora  J.  Lahman Franklin  Grove. 

S.  Ella  Lyons Hardin,  Iowa. 

S.  Alice  Moore Kilbuck. 

Addie  S.  Murch Belvidere. 

Clara  S.  Yaile Rochelle. 

Rosa  H.  Warren — Chicago. 

Mary  H.  Watkins Bellevue,  Iowa. 


PREPARATORY 

DEPARTMENT. 

NAMES. 

RESIDENCES. 

Anna  Bagley- 

-Rockford. 

Ophelia  N.  Baker  - _ _ 

_ Minonk. 

Elizabeth  Bainbridge-  — 

_ _ -Benton,  Wis. 

Mary  J.  Bainbridge- — 

Benton,  Wis. 

Adelaide  M.  Bell 

--Minonk. 

Lizzie  R.  Bellows 

. __  _ Vermillion,  Dacotah  Ter. 

Nellie  Bennett  - 

- - _ Chicago. 

Annie  M.  Bell 

. --  _ Cedarville. 

Carrie  G.  Brown-  _ — - 

- - Rockford. 

Ida  M.  Brown-  - — - 

- _ -Rockford. 

Sarah  E.  Brownell-  - - 

- -Cherry  Valley. 

Alice  C.  Brown-  - - 

— Rockford. 

Urania  Y.  Bryan-  _____  . 

. _ ..  --Sycamore. 

Alice  F.  Carleton 

--  _ St.  Claire,  Mich. 

Mary  E.  Burchard  _ 

Ellen  Clark-  - 

_ -Albion,  Wis. 

C.  Lillian  Clark  _ - _ 

_ __  -Ottawa. 

M.  Evelyn  Cooley- 

English  Prairie. 

Fannie  M.  Colley-.-  - 

— _ _ Greenwood. 

Alice  Conger 

Emma  C.  Daniels-  — - 

. — -Redwing,  Minn. 

Mary  L.  Daniels-  -- 

Redwing,  Minn. 

Loretta  B.  Dean- 

. --  - Belvidere. 

Marian  L.  Dennis 

Catharine  C.  Deppen  — 

_ - - Cedarville. 

Alice  A.  Early 

. _ __  _ Rockford. 

Ella  H.  Easter  — - . — - 

_ _ Chicago. 

Lida  Easter 

Florence  Edson 

Emma  Eychaner 

Alice  M.  Felch 

Mattie  Flanders  - - 

- - McGregor,  Iowa. 

Emma  E.  Ferguson 

__  _ _ Rockford. 

10  ROCKFORD 

FEMALE  SEMINARY. 

NAMES. 

RESIDENCES. 

Lizzie  C.  Galloway- 

- --  - -Chicago. 

Ida  Gillson  - 

Aurora. 

Mary  E.  Goldie- 

Chicago. 

Anna  Gorseline 

Alice  M.  Grant  - 

Sycamore. 

Mary  E.  Harris-  — - 

Anna  Haskins  - - — 

Isabel  Haskins  --  - 

Emma  R.  Hemig 

Freeport. 

Frances  R.  Higley-  - - 

- St.  Claire,  Mi  eh. 

Nettie  G.  Hood 

-Rockford. 

Carrie  F.  Hood  _ _ _ 

— - -Rockford. 

Carrie  D.  Horn  - - — 

-Rockford. 

Eva  L.  Horton 

Cherry  V alley. 

Janet  Hoyle  --  - 

Rockford. 

Carrie  Hyde  --  - 

-Rockford. 

Sarah  A.  Karchner 

— _ _ _ — Ridott.. 

Eva  A.  Kettle  well  - — 

- - Rockford. 

Mary  B.  Kinsey  --  - - 

Geneseo. 

Mary  L.  Lee  

Elgin. 

Letitia  B.Lee  — — 

. - . Elgin. 

Mary  McClellan-  - - - 

Monroe  Centre. 

Mary  A.  McCraken  - - - 

- - - Monroe,  Wis. 

C.  Amanda  McKibben 

. -Freeport. 

Alma  Merrifield  _ _ _ _ . 

- Winnebago. 

Belle  Moulton 

- - - - Belvidere. 

Josephine  Moore  - - - . 

- - Put-in-Bay,  Ohio. 

Mary  Newell 

Flora  R.  NewhalL  - 

- - Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Ida  M.  Nichols  - - 

_ - -_  New  Milford. 

Ada  C.  Norton-  - . 

Lizzie  Paine-  --  - - 

. _ _ -Chicago. 

Lucy  B.  Perry  - — - - - 

__  _ -Hinsdale. 

Kittie  Riddle  - - 

- Beloit,  Wis. 

Persis  Robertson 

- Lake  Zurich. 

Nellie  M.  Rose - - 

Marcia  A.  Rolfe 

Mary  A.  Ryan 

Emma  L.  Sanborn 

__  Beloit,  Wis. 

ROCKFORD  FEMA1 

jE  seminary.  11 

NAMES. 

RESIDENCES. 

Stella  L.  Seccomb  - - — 

Rockford. 

Louise  L.  Skinner  _ - 

M arengo. 

Ida  M.  Sheldon  — -- 

Chicago. 

Lizzie  C.  Spier--  --  --  — 

--  - - LaCrosse,  Wis. 

Mary  L.  Tasrgart 

Rockford. 

Permelia  Tate 

Mattoon. 

Emma  W.  Taylor  — 

- - Stillman  Valley. 

Ella  E.  Todd 

Elizabeth  L.  Watson  - - -- 

Milford. 

Olive  P.  Watson  — __ 

- - Evanston. 

S.  Edna  Wheeler 

Bristol. 

Georgia  White  - - - 

Rockford. 

Isadore  M.  Wilson-  _ 

- - Lombard. 

Adelaide  E.  Winsor  __  _ _ _ 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Frances  E.  Winsor  - 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Sarah  C.  Wirt 

Chicago. 

Emma  Wolford-  - _ _ . 

Rockford. 

Carrie  E.  Woodburn 

Byron. 

Martha  E.  Young  ...  - _ 

- Freeport. 

Mary  E.  Youngs 

- Stillman  Valley. 

SUMMARY. 

Senior  Collegiate  — - - 

6 

Senior  Middle  Collegiate  ~ - 

--  - 13 

Junior  Middle  Collegiate--  --  - 

16 

Junior  Collegiate  - --  

19 

Senior  Normal 

--  8 

Junior  Normal  - 

18 

Preparatory  Department  --  - 

92 

In  Music,  Painting,  &c\,  only-  - 

49 

Total-- 

221 

• 

DEPARTMENT  OF  MUSIC. 

First 

Class. 

NAMES. 

RESIDENCES. 

C.  Annie  Gilbert 

Lillie  Glasner 

M.  Gertrude  Herbert 

Mary  E.  Holmes 

Lillian  Jacoby  

M.  Ella  Jacoby 

S.  Anna  Moore 

May  Louise  Parker 

Boscobel. 

Ellen  G.  Rice 

Nettie  E.  Warner 

Catharine  C.  Wheaton 

Georgia  White 

Second, 

Class. 

Ophelia  N.  Baker 

Adelaide  M.  Bell 

H.  Mandana  Bennett 

Helen  Blakeman 

Marie  K.  Brown 

Mary  E.  Burchard 

Mary  L.  Daniels 

Emma  C.  Daniels 

Maria  F.  Eckley 

Hattie  Enoch 

Alice  M Felch 

Elizabeth  Fitch 

Mary  E.  Goldie 

Alice  M.  Grant 

Ida  Hitchcock 

ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY.  13 

NAMES. 

RESIDENCES. 

Ada  Hobart 

Ada  F.  Hurd 

Clara  N.  Ives  

Mary  B.  Kinsey 

Ella  Manny 

Lida  Manny 

Loie  M.  Martin 

Florence  May 

Belle  Merrill 

Mary  J.  Morrison.  

Caroline  A.  Murray 

Lizzie  Paine 

Stella  L.  Seccomb 

Jennie  Smith ...  .... 

Ella  SpafFord 

Lucy  J.  Stockwell 

S.  Edna  Wheeler.... 

Lois  W.  Whipple 

Mary  P.  Wright 

Alice  G.  Wyman 

Ida  A.  Youngs 

QCzird 

Class. 

Anna  L.  Allan 

Sarah  F.  Anderson 

Mary  Beatty 

Adele  C.  Brown 

Urania  Y.  Bryan  

Alice  F.  Carlton 

Emma  Clark 

M.  Evelyn  Cooley 

Julia  Daugherty 

S.  Anna  Dean 

Alice  A.  Early 

Ada  Early 

Amy  Early 

Ella  H.  Easter 

Lida  Easter 

14  ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 

NAMES. 

RESIDENCES. 

Florence  Edson  „ _ — _ 

_ --Rockford. 

Mattie  Flanders  - - 

_ - -McGregor,  Iowa. 

Mary  Fox  - - - _ --  _ _ - 

Emma  F.  Godfrey-  - 

-Rockford. 

E.  Florence  Harkness 

-Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Anna  Haskins 

Isabel  Haskins--  - 

-Amboy. 

Mary  F.  Hervey  — - - 

_ _ _ Creston. 

Frances  K.  Higley 

- St.  Clair,  Mich. 

L.  Louie  Hinkley  - — 

-La  Crosse,  Wis. 

Carrie  D.  Horn  — - 

Rockford. 

Eva  L.  Horton-  - --  - 

— -Cherry  Valley. 

Ella  N.  Hume  _____ 

Geneseo. 

Alora  J.  Laliman-  - ~ • 

Franklin  Grove. 

Letitia  B.  Lee 

„ _ Elgin. 

S.  Jennie  Lyons 

Mary  Mears  - - 

Addie  S.  Murch 

Mary  Newell  - - 

- --  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. 

Susan  W.  Rice  - _ 

Belvidere. 

Ellen  Richardson  _ _ — 

- Broosa,  Turkey. 

Kittie  Riddle-  --  - 

Beloit,  Wis. 

Ida  M.  Sheldon-  

Chicago. 

Anna  B.  Spaulding  - __ 

Rockford. 

Lizzie  C.  Spier  _ _ _ _ _ 

La  Crosse,  Wis. 

Emma  Stannard 

-Loda. 

Helen  Stone 

Mary  L.  Taggart-  — _ 

Fanny  Talcott-  - _ 

Rockford. 

Permelia  Tate  _ _ 

— - Mattoon. 

Mary  H.  Watkins  - ______ 

Carrie  Woodburn-  __  . 

Emma  F.  Woodruff — — 

Rockford. 

Fo  iJL,-rth, 

Class. 

Anna  Bagley  — — 

Elizabeth  Bainbridge  — — - 

- Benton,  Wis. 

Mary  J.  Bainbridge-  __  _ 

- - - Benton,  Wis. 

ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 


15 


NAMES. 


RESIDENCES. 


Helen  J.  Daniels 

Hattie  M.  Foote 

Lizzie  C.  Galloway  - 
Julia  A.  Garrison--. 

Anna  Gorseline 

Mary  E.  Grimes---. 

Mary  E.  Harris 

Lucelia  R.  Helm--. 
Emma  R.  Hemig__. 
Sarah  A.  Karchner- 

Mary  McClellan 

Mary  A.  MeCraken 

Josephine  Moore 

Ida  M.  Nichols 

Persis  Robertson--. 

Belle  L.  Rose 

Ella  E.  Todd 

Adelaide  E.  Winsor. 
Frances  E.  Winsor- 


- Jackson,  Mich. 
Rockford. 

Chicago. 

-Waukegan. 

.Belvidere. 

.Freeport. 

-Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
Alden. 

.Freeport. 

-Ridott. 

Monroe  Center. 

• Monroe,  Wis. 

-Put-in  Bay,  Ohio. 
-New  Milford. 

■ Lake  Zurich. 
Rockford. 

-Elgin. 

-Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

■ Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 


Total 127. 


DEPARTMENT 

OF 

DRAWING  AND 

PAINTING. 

NAMES. 

RESIDENCES. 

S.  Alice  Adclams 

- — Cedarville. 

Permelia  Anthony— 

Sterling. 

Alice  Carleton 

- - St.  Clair,  Mich. 

Jennie  E.  Chandler 

- Monroe. 

Florence  Chandler— 

- - Red  Wing,  Minn. 

Mary  Dean-  _ 

Rockford. 

Mary  E.  Earle- 

--  -Martin,  Mich. 

Alice  A.  Early  - 

— --Rockford. 

Lida  Easter  - - 

- _ -Chicago. 

Florence  Edson  ~ - 

Rockford. 

Alice  M.  Felch  -- 

_ - -Rockford. 

M.  Elizabeth  Fitch 

- - _ Rockford. 

Abbie  S.  Goodrich- 

Bloomington,  Minn. 

Alice  M.  Hollister-  - 

Belvidere. 

Amelia  M.  Hollister . 

--  Rockford. 

Helen  Hodges-  - - 

La  Grange.  Ga. 

Carrie  F.  Hood 

.. 

Rockford. 

Nannie  A.  Hosford- 

S.  Ella  Lyons-  - — 

S.  Anna  Moore 

Flora  R.  Newhall 

Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Annie  F.  Penfield- 

- - Rockford. 

Laura  Penfield- 

Rockford. 

Kittie  Riddle  - 

— - Beloit,  Wis. 

Ida  M.  Sheldon  _ 

- - Chicago. 

Emma  Williams- 

Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. 

Adella  Woodruff-  - 

- - Rockford. 

Lenora  M.  Youngs-- 

Stillman  Valley. 

Total 

28. 

CALENDAR 


For  the  Year  1870 — 71. 


School 

Winter 

Winter 

Summer 

Summer 


Year 

Holidays  begin. 

Holidays  end 

Vacation  begins 
Vacation  ends-- 


f From  September  22,  1870, 
( to  June  28,  1871. 

December  24,  1870. 

January  2,  1871. 

June  21,  1871. 

September  20,  1871. 


Anniversary, ^Wednesday,  June  28,  1871. 


ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 


(^?THIS  is  an  incorporated  Institution,  located  at  Rockford,  in  Northern 
Illinois.  Its  design  originated  with  the  founders  of  Beloit  College,  at 
the  same  Convention  which  established  that  Institution,  and  it  is  based  upon 
similar  principles.  It  is  intended  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  Northwest,  as  an 
Institution  of  the  highest  order,  bearing  the  same  relation  to  the  education  of 
Young  Ladies  as  the  College  to  the  education  of  Young  Men. 

The  Institution  has  a retired,  healthful,  and  beautiful  site,  containing 
twelve  acres,  on  the  eastern  bluffs  of  Rock  River.  The  plan  of  the  building 
is  extensive,  and  when  fully  completed,  will  furnish  accommodations  for  about 
two  hundred  boarders,  besides  day  scholars. 

Teachers  of  established  reputation  are  employed,  and  no  efforts  will  be 
spared  to  make  the  Institution  worthy  of  patronage.  In  addition  to  thorough 
instruction  in  the  Sciences,  special  attention  is  given  to  the  Culture  of  the 
Heart,  and  also  to  Health,  Habits,  Manners,  Calisthenics,  Gymnastic  Ex- 
ercises, &c. 

A Diploma,  bearing  the  usual  official  signatures,  is  awarded  at  the  Anni- 
versary to  those  who  have  completed  the  prescribed  Course  of  Study. 


ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 


19 


Orgaunizcuiion,  (Depcurtments,  dfa. 

C^Jt  HE  regular  classes  of  this  Institution  are  the  Junior,  Junior  Middle, 
(yjj  Senior  Middle,  and  Senior  Collegiate,  organized  under  the  several  De- 
partments of  Study,  viz.:  Mathematics,  Natural  Sciences,  History,  and 
English  Literature,  Ancient  and  Modern  Languages,  and  Mental  and  Moral 
Philosophy.  There  is  also  an  English  Course,  and  a Course  for  Resident 

Graduates.  Excellent  advantages  are  offered  for  Music,  Drawing  and 

Painting,  with  particular  reference  to  teaching. 

Each  Department  of  Instruction  has  its  responsible  head,  and  a sufficient 
number  of  Teachers  is  employed  to  attend  to  the  wants  of  individuals,  while 
the  Principal  aims,  by  a watchful  oversight,  to  give  unity  and  harmony  to 
the  whole  system. 


Eerms  of  fLdmission  for  hoarders. 

i 

CJr  HE  full  name,  age,  attainments  in  study,  with  testimonials  of  moral 
character,  should  be  given  in  the  application.  None  are  admitted  for 
a less  time  than  one  year,  except  to  fill  vacancies  made  duriiig  the 
year,  which  always  begins  in  September  and  ends  in  June.  Applications 
may  be  made  six  months  or  one  year  in  advance.  Preference  will  be  given 
to  those  prepared  to  enter  the  Collegiate  Course. 

Students  may  be  admitted  who  have  pursued,  to  some  extent,  the  common 
English  Branches,  viz.:  Geography,  Mental  and  Written  Arithmetic,  Gram- 
mar, and  History  of  the  United  States,  and  who  are  sixteen  years  of  age. 


Ex  cumin  cut  ions. 

ANDIDATES  for  admission  to  the  Collegiate  Course  of  Study,  will  be 
\JL/  examined  in  the  studies  named  above ; and  in  addition,  in  Algebra 
• through  Simple  Equations,  Physical  Geography,  Analysis  of  the 
English  Language,  and  Harkness’  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader ; and  for 
admission  to  the  Normal  Course,  in  the  same  branches,  with  the  exception  of 
Latin.  Students  may  be  admitted  to  the  Collegiate  Course  without  Latin, 
provided  they  can  bear  examination  in  advanced  Collegiate  Studies,  as  an 
equivalent,  and  commence  Latin  in  the  Junior  year. 


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Candidates  for  admission  to  a higher  standing  mnst  be  examined  in  all  of 
the  preceding  studies  of  the  Course,  to  the  class  to  which  they  desire 
admission. 

The  examinations  will  thoroughly  test  scholarship,  and  they  will  be 
confined  to  the  first  three  weeks  after  the  opening  of  the  year,  and  candidates 
are  advised,  before  coming,  to  review  all  of  the  branches  they  expect  to  be 
examined  in  previous  to  classification. 

All  are  required  to  take  the  regular  studies  of  the  Course,  without  selection, 
as  far  as  they  advance. 

The  first  few  weeks  in  the  Institution  will  be  regarded  as  probationary,  that 
no  one  deficient  in  the  requisite  qualifications  may  remain,  either  to  her  own 
disadvantage  or  to  the  injury  of  others. 


(. Vre'pab7'CLto~ry  fTanohes  cund  Qleoct  Jrjool-cs. 

/ 

> FADING,  Orthography,  Penmanship,  Fetter's  Intellectual  and  Prac- 
tical Arithmetic,  Guyot’s  Political  and  Physical  Geography,  Kerbs 
English  Grammar  and  Analysis,  Anderson’s  History  of  the  United 
States,  Robinson’s  Elementary  Algebra,  Harkness’  Latin  Grammar  and 
Reader. 


OoiM-rse  of  Iizst-riLction. 

COLLEGIATE  COURSE— JUNIOR  YEAR. 


First  Series. 


Second  Series. 


{ Latin 

{ Rhetoric 

| Physiology 

History  of  England 

f Latin 

J Ancient  Geography- 
I History  of  Greece -- 
[ History  of  Rome 


Caesar. 

Quackenbos. 

Dalton 

-Student’s  Hume. 
Caesar  and  Virgil. 
-Mitchell. 

Smith. 

Liddell. 


JUNIOR  MIDDLE  YEAR. 


First  Series. 


T Latin Virgil. 

I Latin  Prose  Composition Harkness. 

| Algebra,  (U.  Ed.) Robinson. 

I Rhetoric Quackenbos. 


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Second  Series. 


Latin ---Cicero. 

Latin  Prose  Composition Harkness. 

Natural  Philosophy Wells. 

Geometry  and  Trigonometry Davies’  Legendre. 


SENIOR  MIDDLE  YEAR. 


First  Series. 


French  or  German 

Chemistry Rolfe  and  Gillet. 

Astronomy Rolfe  and  Gillet. 

History  of  France Student’s  France. 


Second  Series. 

\ 


French  or  German. 


J Civil  Government Townsend. 

I Natural  History Tenney. 

[ Botany — Wood. 


SENIOR  YEAR. 


First  Series. 


f French  or  German 

J Mental  Philosophy Haven. 

| Moral  Philosophy Haven. 

^ English  Literature Spaulding. 


Second  Series. 


r French  or  German 

J Evidences  of  Christianity Hopkins. 

] Geology Dana. 

[ Analogy Butler. 


COURSE  FOR  RESIDENT  GRADUATES. 


First  Series. 


English  Language Fowler. 

Natural  History Ruschenberg. 

Conic  Sections Loomis. 

French,  German  or  Greek 


Second  Series. 


Mental  Philosophy 

History  of  Civilization Guizot. 

- Astronomy,  (Col.  Ed.) 

Church  History 

French  or  German 


Elocution,  Penmanship,  Composition,  Rehearsals,  Critical  Reading  of 
the  Poets,  and  Biblical  Studies,  are  continued  through  the  Collegiate 
Course. 


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ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 


JVoTincul  (pTepctsTCbto-ry  Studies. 


HEADING,  Orthography,  Penmanship,  Mental  Arithmetic,  Written 
Arithmetic,  Guyot’s  Political  and  Physical  Geography,  History 
of  the  United  States,  Punctuation  in  Quackenbos’  Rhetoric,  and 
Elementary  Algebra. 


JTormaZ  JEnglisTb  Course. 


JUNIOR  YEAR. 


First  Series. 


f Review  of  Modern  and  Physical  Geography,  with 
j reference  to  Teaching. 

I Map  Drawing. 

[ Review  of  Arithmetic. 


Second  Series. 


Review  of  English  Grammar  and  Analysis  of  the 
English  Language. 

Review  of  History  of  United  States. 

Constitution  of  United  States  and  Illinois. 


SENIOR  YEAR, 
f Algebra,  (U.  Ed.) 

First  Series.  ■{  Elements  of  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy. 
[ Anatomy  and  Physiology. 

f Anatomy  and  Physiology. 

Second  Series.  -{  Botany. 

Geometry. 

OPTIONAL  COURSE. 


f Chemistry. 

First  Series..  I Astronomy. 

I Geology. 

f Zoology,  or  Botany  Continued. 

Second  Series.  < Natural  Philosophy.  ' 

[ Higher  Mathematics.  j 

Special  attention  will  be  given  throughout  the  Course  to  the  Theory  and 
Practice  of  Teaching,  and  the  School  Laws  of  Illinois,  Wisconsin  and 
Iowa.  A thorough  drill  in  Elocution  and  Penmanship  will  also  be  had, 
together  with  Compositions,  Rehearsals,  Critical  Reading  of  the  Poets  and 


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Biblical  Instruction.  The  text  books  in  the  branches  pursued  are  the  same 
as  those  in  the  Collegiate  Course.  Those  completing  this  Course  of 
Instruction,  will  receive  a Certificate  to  that  effect,  having  the  signatures  of 
the  Officers  of  the  Institution. 

COMMERCIAL  BOOK-KEEPING. 

Instruction  in  Commercial  Book-Keeping  is  also  given  to  all  who  desire  to 
prepare  to  keep  accounts. 

LECTURES. 

Courses  of  Lectures  are  given  annually  in  connection  with  different  studies. 
For  the  present  year,  the  lectures  on  Chemistry  have  been  given  by 
Dr.  D.  S.  Clark,  of  Rockford;  the  lectures  on  Natural  History  by  Prof. 
Sanborn  Tenney,  of  Williams  College;  and  lectures  on  the  Fine  Arts  by 
Rev.  Wm.  S.  Curtiss,  D.  D.,  and  Rev.  H.  M.  Goodwin,  of  Rockford.  Lessons 
in  Elocution  have  been  given  by  Prof.  Edward  M.  Booth,  of  Chicago. 


(Department  of  J/Tn&io. 


'§? 


Education.  This  Department  is  under  the  charge  of  Professor 
Daniel  N.  Hood,  an  experienced  teacher,  whose  continued  success 
evinces  his  eminent  qualifications  for  the  position.  Special  attention  is 
given  to  such  as  are  desirous  of  preparing  themselves  to  become  Teachers, 
the  necessary  qualifications  being  well  trained  hands,  a knowledge  of  the 
formation  of  the  hand,  and  the  correct  method  of  developing  the  fingers  ; and 
such  theoretical  knowledge  as  shall  enable  a pupil  to  dissect  properly  the 
study  of  the  piece  used,  that  she  may  thoroughly  understand  the  work  to  be 
accomplished.  The  absence  of  either  of  these  requisites  seriously  impairs 
the  capacity  of  a teacher. 

That  there  is  a lack  of  properly  qualified  teachers  in  the  North-west,  there 
can  be  no  question.  The  design  of  the  Musical  Course  is  to  prepare  those 
desiring  to  teach  in  such  a manner  that  they  may  be  able  to  labor  intelli- 
gently, and,  consequently,  efficiently. 

The  Course  of  Instruction  will  include  Organ,  Piano,  and  Guitar,  the 
Cultivation  of  the  Voice,  Thorough  Bass,  and  Musical  Composition. 

It  is  the  aim  of  the  Institution,  in  making  permanent  such  a Department, 
to  aid  in  forming  a pure  and  elevated  taste  in  regard  to  music,  to  give  it  its 


24  ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 


true  place  in  the  formation  of  the  character,  which  can  only  be  done  by 
thorough  instruction  in  its  principles  and  practice.  Music  thus  becomes  a 
mental  discipline,  and  is  not  only  a source  of  pleasure,  but  a means  of 
refinement  and  elevation. 

All  are  advised  to  cultivate  their  vocal  powers,  though  they  may  never 
become  good  singers.  Such  cultivation  is  conducive  to  health,  by  giving 
strength  to  the  lungs,  expansion  to  the  chest,  and  flexibility  to  the  voice  in 
speaking  and  reading  aloud.  To  attain  this,  such  exercises  should  be  had,  as 
develop,  strengthen,  and  equalize  the  voice  in  its  varied  tones. 

In  the  course  of  study  will  be  used — 

FOR  THE  PIANO. 

Mason  and  Hoadley’s  Instruction  Book. 

Velocity  Studies,  by  Czerny  and  Kohler. 

Studies  by  Moschelles. 

Studies  by  Cramer. 

Studies  by  Chopin. 

With  a judicious  use  of  such  pieces  as  are  calculated  to  elevate  the 
taste,  and  to  cultivate  a good  style  in  playing. 

FOR  THE  ORGAN. 

Rink’s  and  Schneider’s  Schools. 

FOR  THE  VOICE. 

Bassini’s  Method,  and  Concone’s  Exercises. 

MUSICAL  THEORY,  THOROUGH  BASS,  AND  COMPOSITION. 

Knorr’s  Guide. 

Marx’s  Theory  of  Music. 

Weber’s  Theory  of  Musicu 

This  Department  is  furnished  with  Steinway  & Sons’,  and  other  celebrated 
Pianos,  and  one  of  Mason  & Hamlin’s  largest  Organ  - Harmoniums,  with  two 
Manuals,  twelve  stops,  and  Pedal  Bass,  giving  every  requisite  for  acquiring 
the  touch  and  use  of  the  Organ  for  Church  Service. 

Pupils  can  become  members  of  this  Department  only,  but  all  such  will  be 
home  pupils,  or  will  board  in  private  families,  and  will  furnish  their  own 
Instruments  fi^’  practice,  away  from  the  Institution.  All  Boarders  belonging 
to  this  Department  are  required  to  pursue  the  regular  Course  of  Studies,  and 
will  be  provided  with  only  the  usual  time  of  practice,  viz.:  three  divisions  of 
time  daily. 


ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 


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In  accordance  with  the  design  of  this  Department,  those  desiring  to  teach, 
and  who  are  found  fully  qualified,  will  receive  a certificate  to  that  effect, 
signed  by  the  Officers  of  the  Institution. 


(Dep&Tt  merit  of  (frcbujin,g  ounci  CPcointing. 

/j£,XCELLENT  advantages  are  also  offered  in  this  Institution  for 
Drawing,  and  Landscape  Painting  in  Oil  Colors,  and  designing  or 
sketching  from  Nature.  This  Department  is  under  the  care  of 
George  J.  Robertson,  an  artist  of  known  reputation.  Few,  perhaps, 
realize  the  benefit  of  this  Art  in  cultivating  the  habit  of  observation,  in 
refining  the  taste,  and  increasing  the  love  for  the  beautiful  in  Nature. 

Special  attention  will  be  given  to  those  preparing  to  teach,  and  pupils  may 
enter  this  department  as  in  Music,  without  pursuing  the  Collegiate  or  Normal 
Studies,  and  will  be  subject  to  the  same  regulations. 


BOOKS  AND  STATIONERY. 


As  Books  and  Stationery  can  be  had  at  this  Institution  at  low  terms, 
young  ladies  need  not  purchase  them  before  coming,  but  are  requested  to 
bring  with  them  such  of  the  text  books  of  the  regular  course  of  study  as  they 
may  have  in  possession ; also  a Bible,  a Sabbath  Hymn  and  Tune 
Book,  an  English  Dictionary,  a modern  Atlas,  and  the  English  Poets, 
with  other  standard  poetical  works. 

LIBRARY,  CABINET  AND  APPARATUS. 

This  Institution  has  a library  of  about  two  thousand  volumes  of  select 
reading  and  reference  books,  besides  the  Libraries  of  the  Literary  and 
Missionary  Societies.  It  has  also  a Reading  Room,  supplied  with  some  of 
the  best  Periodicals  of  the  day,  and  Reference  Books,  which  is  accessible  to 
students  at  all  hours.  Books  may  be  drawn  weekly  from  all  of  the  Libraries. 
A charge  of  fifty  cents  per  series  is  made  for  the  use  of  Books  and 
Periodicals. 

The  Institution  has  a valuable  Cabinet  of  Mineralogy  and  Geology, 
including  a donation  from  the  State  of  Illinois.  It  has  also  fine  Botanical 
and  Zoological  collections,  and  Paintings  and  Charts  illustrating  the  various 
Departments  of  Natural  Science. 

Its  Labratory  and  Apparatus  furnish  superior  facilities  for  the  study  of 
Chemistry  and  Natural  Philosophy. 


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ACADEMIC  YEAR. 

The  Academic  Year  begins  on  the  fourth  Thursday  in  September,  and 
closes  the  last  Wednesday  in  June.  A vacation  immediately  follows,  and  in- 
cludes the  months  of  July,  August  and  a part  of  September.  A recess  of 
about  one  week  occurs  at  the  usual  Winter  Holidays.  During  this  time,  those 
who  desire  may  remain  in  the  Institution  and  pursue  their  studies  privately. 
Occasional  Holidays  will  be  given,  and  special  days  observed  by  the  sus- 
pension of  ordinary  exercises,  and  by  the  observance  of  appropriate  services. 


]r)OCL-rd>ing  (De-pcur-tiroeni. 

LL  Pupils  from  abroad  are  required  to  board  in  the  Seminary,  unless 
>-vV  special  arrangements  are  made  otherwise  with  the  Officers  of  the 
Institution.  This  Department,  in  whatever  relates  to  the  improve- 
ment and  division  of  time,  to  general  instruction  and  to  social  intercourse, 
resembles  the  simplicity  of  a family  circle,  rather  than  the  usual  boarding 
school  life.  Each  member  shares  in  the  domestic  responsibilities  of  the  house- 
hold. The  portion  of  time  thus  occupied  is  so  small  as  not  to  retard  progress 
in  study,  but  on  the  contrary,  the  exercise  has  an  invigorating  influence? 
while  it  also  aids  in  symmetrically  developing  character,  by  keeping  the 
pupil  in  the  home  sphere,  and  preparing  her  for  the  practical  duties  of  life. 

Each  pupil  will  furnish  for  her  use  a kerosene  lamp  and  oil ; also,  towels, 
table  napkins,  a teaspoon  and  a tablefork ; and  for  her  bed,  one  pair  of 
sheets,  one  pair  of  pillow-cases,  one  blanket,  one  comfortable  and  a bed- 
quilt,  and  will  make  arrangements  for  her  washing.  No  carpets  are  provided, 
but  room-mates  may  unite  in  carpeting  their  rooms.  No  one  should  leave 
home  without  a supply  of  plain  and  unexpensive  clothing,  especially  flannel, 
and  also  woolen  hose,  a pair  of  India-rubber  overshoes,  a water-proof  cloak, 
and  an  umbrella,  are  required.  Every  article  of  clothing  and  bedding  should 
be  marked  with  the  full  name.  Young  ladies  are  requested  not  to  bring  jew- 
elry or  expensive  apparel.  Parents  and  guardians  are  requested  not  to  furnish 
their  daughters  or  wards  with  unnecessary  spending  money.  Each  pupil  will 
be  required  to  present  a weekly  account  of  her  expenditures. 

Parents  will  direct  as  to  church  attendance,  calls  and  correspondence,  by  a 
written  communication  at  the  commencement  of  the  year,  addressed  to  the 
Principal. 

HEALTH. 

Special  attention  will  be  given  to  sanitary  regulations,  as  it  respects  over- 
exertion in  study,  hours  for  rising  and  retiring,  heating  and  ventilation  of 
rooms,  healthful  food,  and  physical  exercise  in  good  air.  Parents  and  friends 


ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY.  27 


are  requested  not  to  send  to  pupils  boxes  of  provisions,  as  these  have  been 
one  of  the  most  fruitful  causes  of  sickness  in  the  Institution.  A regular 
course  of  light  Gymnastics  will  be  had.  Good  health  is  not  only  essential  to 
success  in  study,  but  if  sacrificed,  no  attainments  made  in  school  can  be  re- 
garded as  a compensation,  and  we  believe  that  the  health  of  pupils  should  not 
be  sacrificed  to  any  object  whatever.  Special  arrangements  are  made  for  the 
care  of  the  sick  that  their  comfort  may  be  secured. 

PUNCTUALITY,  CALLS,  Ac. 

Punctuality  at  the  commencement,  and  daily  attendance  during  each 
session  of  the  year,  are  indispensable  to  a high  standard  of  scholarship.  The 
loss  of  a single  lesson,  or  even  of  one  study  hour,  will  be  felt  for  many  weeks. 

If  education  is  worth  anything,  it  is  worth  what  it  will  cost  to  make  it 
thorough.  It  is  therefore  expected,  that  every  pupil  will  be  in  her  place  at 
the  appointed  time,  even  at  the  expense  of  personal  sacrifice  and  inconven- 
ience. Immediate  notice  should  be  given  of  all  failures  of  accepted  applica- 
tions, that  the  vacancies  may  be  filled. 

Pupils  are  not  expected  to  visit  home  except  on  holidays  and  recreation 
days. 

No  young  lady  will  receive  calls  from  young  gentlemen  in  town,  unless  in- 
troduced by  teachers,  parents  or  guardians.  All  persons  calling  on  pupils 
will  please  send  their  names  and  requests  to  the  Principal. 

Visits  to  pupils  should  be  made  out  of  school  hours,  and  we  are  compelled 
to  say  that  we  cannot  offer  accommodations  in  the  building  to  those  from 
abroad,  both  on  account  of  want  of  room,  and  of  the  serious  interruption  of 
school  duties. 

All  friends  of  education  and  of  the  Institution  from  a distance  are  invited 
to  call  at  their  convenience. 

Any  request  on  the  part  of  parents  and  guardians  should  be  addressed  to 
the  Principal,  and  not  made  through  the  pupil. 

SABBATH. 

This  Institution  is  the  result  of  benevolent  efforts  on  the  part  of  friends 
of  Christian  Education,  both  East  and  West,  and  it  is  expected  to  be 
decidedly  religious  in  its  character  and  influence.  The  due  observance  of 
the  Sabbath  is  one  of  the  most  important  means  of  religious  culture,  and  the 
young  ladies  are  not  expected  to  make  or  receive  calls  on  the  Sabbath,  or  to 
spend  a Sabbath  away  from  the  Institution  in  term  time.  Whatever  advan- 
tages might  be  had  away,  the  excitement  of  visiting  friends  will  be  likely  to 
hinder,  in  a great  measure,  the  proper  observance  of  the  Sabbath. 


ROCKFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 


Expenses  f ox  J^ocuxcLexs. 

!-Y)  OARD  and  Tuition,  not  including  fuel,  is  $150  per  School  Year  of 
forty  weeks ; $75  to  be  paid  on  entrance,  and  $75  on  the  first  of 
^ ^ January.  To  the  daughters  of  Missionaries,  of  Deceased  Clergymen, 
and  of  all  Clergymen  engaged  in  the  active  duties  of  their  profession,  the 
charge  is  only  $94  per  year,  with  payments  as  above.  Fuel  will  be  provided 
by  the  Institution,  and  the  charge  will  be  made  to  the  occupants  of  each 
room,  according  to  the  amount  consumed. 

No  deduction  is  made  for  a short  absence.  In  case  of  protracted  absence 
by  sickness,  or  in  any  case  where  the  pupil  is  in  school  but  a part  of  the 
year,  the  charge  is  made  by  the  week,  and  is  higher  in  proportion,  viz.:  $4.50 
per  week,  or  at  the  rate  of  $180  peft*  year. 

All  extra  bills  for  Music, v Drawing,  Painting,  &c*.,  are  payable  in  advance. 

TUITION  BILLS  FOR  DAY  SCHOLARS. 

All  bills  for  Day  Scholars  are  required  in  advance,  and  no  pupil  will  be 
regarded  as  a member  of  the  Institution  until  her  bills  are  settled.  No  one 
will  be  admitted  to  any  Department  of  Tuition  for  a less  time  than  one  half 
year  or  twenty  weeks,  and  no  deduction  will  be  made  for  absence  except  in 
case  of  protracted  sickness. 

TUITION  FOR  DAY  SCHOLARS. 


Preparatory  Studies,  one  half  year,  §14  00 

Normal  English  Course,  one  half  year,  18  00 

Collegiate  Course,  one  half  year,  18  00 

Resident  Graduates,  one  half  year  18  00 


EXTRAS. 


Lessons  on  the  Piano,  one  half  year,  §20  00 

Lessons  on  the  Organ  Harmonium,  one  half  year,  24  00 

Private  Lessons  in  Vocal  Music,  one  half  year,  24  00 

Use  of  Instrument,  one  half  year,  8 00 

Lessons  on  the  Guitar,  one  halt  year,  18  00 

Drawing  and  Painting,  (Water  Colors)  each  one  half  year,  10  00 

Painting  in  Oil  Colors,  one  half  year,  20  00 

Crayon  Drawing,  twenty  lessons,  5 00 

French,  German  or  Greek,  each  one  half  year,  10  00 

Commercial  Book-Keeping,  one  half  year,  10  00 


N.  B. — That,  a large  number  may  be  accommodated  with  Piano  Lessons, 
the  class  system  will  be  continued  by  Professor  Hood,  with  pupils  below  a 
certain  grade.  All  such  will  be  charged  at  the  rate  of  $24  per  half  year ; all 
other  regular  members  of  the  school,  his  pupils,  $30  per  half  year.  To  those 
belonging  to  the  Music  Department  only,  the  charge  will  be  $20  per  quarter. 

All  communications  should  be  addressed  to  the  Principal, 


MISS  ANNA  P.  SILL. 


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